Ex-president set to be extradited from US to Peru over corruption charges

Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo Manrique is to be extradited from the US (San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo Manrique has surrendered to US federal agents to be extradited to Peru, where he faces charges of accepting millions of dollars in bribes.

Toledo’s surrender ends a years-long legal battle against his extradition, which started in 2019 when he was arrested at his home in Menlo Park, California.